UFC Fight Night 68 (6/6): Hendo vs. Boetsch (!!!)

Post #1 » by **CPT** » Mon May 4, 2015 10:19 pm

June 6, 2015 | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans, Louisiana

Ryan Bader vs. opponent TBA
Matt Mitrione vs. Ben Rothwell
Derrick Lewis vs. Shawn Jordan
Yancy Medeiros vs. Dustin Poirier
Tim Boetsch vs. Dan Henderson
Justin Edwards vs. Joe Proctor
Ricardo Abreu vs. Daniel Sarafian
Anthony Birchak vs. Joe Soto
Omari Akhmedov vs. Brian Ebersole
Leonardo Morales vs. Jose Quinonez
Alex Caceres vs. Francisco Rivera

Jasen777 · Post #2 » by **Jasen777** » Mon May 4, 2015 10:37 pm

Think Bader will stay on the card?

Post #3 » by **CPT** » Mon May 4, 2015 11:28 pm

You're right, he might not.

Though getting a win against someone (anyone) might help his case for a shot ahead of the Gus/Glover winner.

On a related note, LHW is really bad. You would think Jones being out would open things up, but I'm not really excited about any potential fights at LHW aside from DC/Rumble. OSP will likely get a title shot in the near future.

Jasen777 · Post #4 » by **Jasen777** » Mon May 4, 2015 11:33 pm

CPT wrote:Though getting a win against someone (anyone) might help his case for a shot ahead of the Gus/Glover winner.

Gus is out of that one. And you're right about LHW - Bader could be getting a title shot.

Post #5 » by **CPT** » Mon May 4, 2015 11:36 pm

Ah, right.

Bader vs. Glover would make sense if they hadn't already fought and a Glover win wouldn't mess up the division more than it already is.

REDDzone · Post #6 » by **REDDzone** » Tue May 5, 2015 12:02 am

I see Bader making a case for a shot already.

Just not impressed with the guy on that level.

REDDzone · Post #7 » by **REDDzone** » Tue May 5, 2015 12:15 am

Sarafian is out.

lol.

Jasen777 · Post #8 » by **Jasen777** » Tue May 5, 2015 1:43 am

Ryan Bader off card, Dan Henderson vs. Tim Boetsch headlines UFC New Orleans

REDDzone · Post #9 » by **REDDzone** » Tue May 5, 2015 1:48 am

Can't think of two bigger shells of their former selves than Hendo and Boetsch in the ufc. At least assuming that BJ is gone for good.

Jasen777 · Post #10 » by **Jasen777** » Tue May 5, 2015 1:53 am

Big Nog, Shogun (Hendo did beat him), Big Foot, there's some candidates...

REDDzone · Post #11 » by **REDDzone** » Tue May 5, 2015 2:00 am

Both are 1-5 in their last 6 (I refuse to count Boetsch/Dolloway as a win for Boetsch).

Nemesis21 · Post #12 » by **Nemesis21** » Sun May 31, 2015 10:10 pm

This is the next event, Hendo vs Boetsch now headliner. This card on FS1, prelims FS1, early prelims UFC Fight Pass.

Dan Henderson vs Tim Boetsch
Matt Mitrione vs Ben Rothwell
Dustin Poirier vs Yancy Medeiros
Thiago Tavaras vs Brian Ortega
Joe Soto vs Anthony Birchak
Alex Caceres vs Francisco Rivera

Shawn Jordan vs Derek Lewis
Brian Ebersole vs Omari Akhmedov
Chris Wade vs Christos Giagos
Joe Proctor vs Justin Edwards

Ricardo Abreu vs Jake Collier
Jose Quinonez vs Leonardo Morales

REDDzone · Post #13 » by **REDDzone** » Mon Jun 1, 2015 12:59 am

Nemesis21 wrote:This is the next event, Hendo vs Boetsch now headliner.

cowboyronnie · Post #14 » by **cowboyronnie** » Mon Jun 1, 2015 1:24 am

^ heroin or assassin

Post #15 » by **CPT** » Mon Jun 1, 2015 4:45 am

Mitrione vs. Rothwell seems like a more important fight to me. Could be because I've been listening to The Fighter and The Kid. Could be because I have a hard time imagining a less important fight than Hendo vs. Boetsch.

cowboyronnie · Post #16 » by **cowboyronnie** » Mon Jun 1, 2015 11:40 am

Mitrione is super exciting. His style is so loose, wtf.

cowboyronnie · Post #17 » by **cowboyronnie** » Thu Jun 4, 2015 8:49 pm

I love Boetsch. My fave middling fighter.

The Heath fight and the Okami fights were both beautiful. Despite appearances, he was fine throughout that Okami fight. Still moving, still technical. And that finish. He threw those uppercuts around the OUTSIDE of Okami's arm, all the way across both of their bodies. And the power. Holy Hell. Watch that again.

His JKD power kick to the ribs from early in his career and Kikuno's lead-leg karate kicks are my two fave techniques by anyone ever.

cowboyronnie · Post #18 » by **cowboyronnie** » Thu Jun 4, 2015 8:52 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOfyn1HnraY[/youtube]

I'd recommend the full fight, first of all. It's good. But watch those uppercuts outside Okami's right arm and the snapback of Okami's head & the sound of the final uppercut he lands. They're in Japan, there's a lack of real crowd noise, and there's a camera guy like 3 feet from the finish - you hear all the details of the violence. Put yourself there, bros.

REDDzone · Post #19 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jun 4, 2015 9:57 pm

That is actually my goto fight to argue why rounds are bad in mma. Yushin has full mount, threatening arm triangles and good GNP and Boetsch looked like a fish out of water (he briefly regained half guard and Yushin knew the round was over so just settled in). Boetsch saved by the bell of course. He's not getting up without SOME type of intervention.

Of course none of this detracts from what you were saying.

REDDzone · Post #20 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jun 4, 2015 10:08 pm

Poirier/Medieros should be good.